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Scientific name: Merops orientalis Higher classification: Merops Phylum: Chordata Rank: Species

Green birds with blue chin, black eye stripe and neck band. The head is tinged with orange-brown. They have wire-like elongated tail feathers. Range Throughout India.

Green bee eater is between 16 cm to 19 cm including the tail and Wingspan is between 46 cm to 49 cm. The Weight of adult is between 16 g. to 25 g. The green bee eater is mostly bronze-green, with golden-green crown and nape, black eye line, pale bluish-green cheeks, chin and throat, and narrow black half-collar between throat and breast. Eyes are deep red. Legs and feet are blackish. The green bee eater has bright green plumage and attractive long tail-feathers and also has a long, but sharp and narrow black beak which is perfectly designed for catching flying insects.

The green bee eater is mostly bronze-green, with golden-green crown and nape, black eye line, pale bluish-green cheeks, chin and throat, and narrow black half-collar between throat and breast. They have curved and long beaks that end in a sharp point. Their sharp claws enable them to perch on vertical surfaces and are also helpful when excavating nesting tunnels. Sexes generally look alike, although in some species the males have red irises while the females’ are brown-red. In other species, the tail-streamers of the male are slightly longer than the females………..

Green bee-eaters are omnivorous. They predominantly inhabits arid woodlands. Breeding season varies from March to June and sometimes from July to to August according to the range. Breeding pairs nest in long, vertical nesting burrows that they themselves excavated in earth or sand banks, such as river banks or sand quarries.